Summary

  • Uruguayan businessman rumoured to bid for Oxford United

  • Oxford scientists contribute to tuberculosis breakthrough

  • Oxfam rated best not-for-profit employer

  1. That's all for toadypublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Dave Gilyeat
    BBC South

    Thanks for reading, we'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with more news, sport, weather and travel from around Oxfordshire.

  2. Live cameras on air ambulancepublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Live streaming cameras are being used to improve care for patients who are airlifted to hospital in Oxfordshire. 

    The equipment, which has been given to paramedics working on the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, allows doctors advising them to see footage from the scene. 

    Thames Valley Air AmbulanceImage source, JULIAN HICKMAN

    Consultant Dr Syed Masud, the clinical governance lead, describes the system as "completely secure, but allows consultants, or anybody else who is appropriate, to be seeing that footage and give advice by actually seeing the live situation that the team are dealing with."  

  3. To all you mums out therepublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    #GetInspired

    With Mother's Day coming up on Sunday, let Ironman athlete Jon Alexander tell you the story of his mum, Sue, and how she has always been his inspiration....

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    Ironman is now his mum's biggest fan

    You can find out how to get into triathlon with our Get Inspired guide.

  4. Wantage property receives closure orderpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Howard Shannon
    BBC Radio Oxford News

    A property in Wantage has been closed by police because of anti-social behaviour. 

    The building is on Reeds Close and is said to have "presented a catalogue of anti-social behaviour". 

    The closure order, which was granted by Oxford Magistrates' Court earlier this week, was supported by the site's owners Sovereign Housing. 

    The notice prohibits all people other than the resident of the property from being on the premises for three months.

  5. Weather: 'Clear and cold night'published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    BBC Weather

    Widespread evening sunshine will be followed by a clear and rather cold night though frost is not likely except in a few sheltered rural spots such as Eynsham. 

    Minimum temperature 2C (36F).

  6. Campaigners fight on as surgery shutspublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    The closure of Deer Park Medical Centre in Witney leaves 4,000 people looking for new doctors.

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  7. Why is an Oxford college five minutes fast?published at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    The clocks go forward for British summertime on Sunday, but one Oxford college is ahead of the curve. 

    Christ Church is five minutes and two seconds ahead of Greenwich Mean Time because it did not alter its clocks when British time was standardised. 

    The dean Martyn Percy said it can get very confusing.  

  8. Oxford medical students to drive ambulance to Mongoliapublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    South Central Ambulance Service has donated one of its ambulances to the Mongolian Health Services.

    However, the vehicle's got to get there first, and three medical students from Oxford University will make the 5,000-mile three-week trip from Oxford on Sunday, driving through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Russia, as part of the Mongolia Charity Rally.

    Emily McFiggans, Jennifer Southern and Alex BlakesImage source, SCAS

    Afterwards Emily McFiggans, Jennifer Southern and Alex Blakes will stay in Mongolia for two months, working in hospitals there and giving English lessons to local doctors.

    "We’ve been planning the project for more than a year”, Ms Southern said. "Between revision and this project, we’ve had little time for anything else - but it’s been worth it. Now we can focus on getting ourselves and the ambulance to Mongolia in one piece."

    Phil Pimlott, assistant director of operational quality and compliance, said: "We renew our vehicles every eight years or so. This ambulance has reached retirement age, but it’s in great working order. It’s nice to know that it will be put to good use by the charity."

  9. Movie Reviews with James Luxfordpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Martin Eastaugh
    BBC Radio Oxford producer

    This week Home Time presenter Howard Bentham and film critic James Luxford discuss The Lost City of Z. 

    It follows a British explorer over several years as he searches for a lost city deep in the Amazon. 

    James says it's an interesting film for people looking for something a little different from the normal noisy blockbuster. 

    Also: Life, a sci-fi horror starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds, and Chips, a comedy based on the US 1970s TV show.  

  10. Oxford University falls in 'student experience' rankingspublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Natalie Verney
    BBC Radio Oxford

    Oxford University has fallen three places in rankings looking at student experience. 

    The survey by The Times, external still placed it in the top ten though, at number seven. 

    Oxford Brookes came in at number 77. 

    Harper Adams University in Newport has claimed the top spot.

    Oxford graduates
  11. The FA People's Cup is back!published at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    #PeoplesCup

    It's the semi-finals stage of the FA People's Cup this weekend and you'll be able to keep up with all the action on our live text pages from 10:00-18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. 

    There'll be loads more cracking goals like these ones, analysed by the Football Focus team after the first round.

    Media caption,

    People's Cup goals analysed by the pros

  12. Red Nose Day: Dame Katherine Grainger cycles for charitypublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Dame Katherine Grainger has joined in the fun of the 24-hour spinathon at Oxford Brookes' Harcourt Hill campus.

    Dame Katherine is chancellor of the university and is the most decorated female Olympian, with one gold and four silver medals.

    Having appeared at five consecutive Olympic Games, today's efforts were no doubt a breeze, but it's great to see her doing something funny for money.

    Dame Katherine Grainger takes part in spinathonImage source, Oxford Brookes
  13. Boa constrictor found in Banbury field still unclaimedpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    An 8ft (2.4m) boa constrictor found by a dog walker in a Banbury field on Saturday is still in the custody of the RSPCA.

    SnakeImage source, RSPCA

    The animal welfare charity said no one has yet come forward to claim the 12.2kg snake, which was discovered near a housing estate in Banbury.

    It is not known how it came to be in the field, but Deputy Ch Insp Melanie Fisher said the reptile was now doing well despite the cold weather.

  14. Red Nose Day: Windmill School says 'Make your laugh matter'published at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

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  15. Oxford scientists contribute to tuberculosis breakthroughpublished at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    A team of British scientists have made a major breakthrough in the treatment and diagnosis of tuberculosis. 

    Researchers in Birmingham and Oxford have been able to use genome sequencing to isolate different strains of the disease, which means patients who might have waited months to get the right drugs can now be diagnosed in little more than a week. 

    Public Health England says it’s the first time the technique has on been used on this scale anywhere in the world.

  16. BBC Oxford's breakfast team swinging for Comic Reliefpublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

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  17. Comic Relief 'giving older carers a voice'published at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Did you know 200 organisations in our region are currently being supported by Comic Relief?

    One of those is Oxfordshire Family Support Network which is running a project called Embolden, external to help older carers of people with learning disabilities. 

    It's received £119,000 over three years, and the charity says that money's made a difference to many.

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    We’ve managed to reach up to 80 older family carers, and these are the most difficult to reach sometimes, because they’ve been caring for decades…. The aim is to give them that voice.

    Gail Hanrahan , Oxfordshire Family Support Network

  18. World-first breakthrough to combat TBpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    British scientists say they now isolate different strains and so diagnose sufferers within days.

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  19. Red Nose Day: Oxford Brookes spinathonpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2017

    Our roving reporter Lilley Mitchell's been busy this morning. Oxford Brookes Harcourt Campus was on her Red Nose Day itinerary, where they are 12 hours into a 24 hour spinathon.

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